The Bruce Freeman Rail Trail (BFRT) will be a 25-mile rail trail between Lowell and Framingham, along the former Lowell Secondary Track right-of-way of the Old Colony Railroad. In Sudbury, the rail corridor extends though the center of Town, approximately 4.4 miles from South Sudbury near Route 20, north to the Sudbury/Concord Town line. The Town is in the process of designing the trail which will be constructed with State and Federal support.

In May 2017, the project was placed on the 2018-2022 Transportation Improvement Program (TIP) of the Boston Metropolitan Planning Organization (MPO) committing construction funding during Federal Fiscal Year 2022. If MPO schedule modifications occur, it is possible the project could advance to construction sooner.

In September 2017, the 25% Design Submission (see links below) was sent to MassDOT to initiate their formal review. MassDOT will hold a Design Public Hearing in Sudbury once their comments have been addressed by the Design Team.

If you wish to learn more about the project, please see the links to resources below.